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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

edge city

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables
edge c-i-ty
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment locations outside a traditional downtown (or central business district), in what was previously a residential or rural area.

American usage

Etymology

Popularized by the 1991 book Edge City: Life on the New Frontier, by Joel Garreau.

Usage

Inflected Forms

edge cities (plural)

Questions

What does edge city mean?
A concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment locations outside a traditional downtown (or central business district), in what was previously a residential or rural area.
Where does edge city come from?
Popularized by the 1991 book Edge City: Life on the New Frontier, by Joel Garreau.

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